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Kuntze, Marlon – American Annals of the Deaf, 2023
The discussion on the role of American Sign Language (ASL) in deaf students' reading development has been long and contentious. The students' limited knowledge of English has been commonly perceived as a culprit in making reading difficult. However, a more nuanced explanation of reading performance and its relationship with competence in ASL's…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Reading Comprehension, English
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Daly, Brad; Chovaz, Cathy J. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2020
In Canada, sign language interpreters (SLIs) often work in environments where they are exposed to traumatic material, such as mental health settings, but may lack adequate supports and/or specialized training to manage the potential negative implications associated with working with trauma. The primary aim of the present study was to examine…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Stress Variables, Trauma, Deaf Interpreting
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Peñacoba, Cecilia; Garvi, Daniel; Gómez, Lourdes; Álvarez, Ana – American Annals of the Deaf, 2020
Psychological well-being is a key aspect of mental health. However, it is the focus of few studies among the deaf population. The present study explored the possible relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological well-being in a sample of 146 deaf Spanish adults compared to 146 typically hearing controls. The influence of anxiety,…
Descriptors: Deafness, Adults, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology)
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Millen, Kaitlyn; Dorn, Brittany; Luckner, John L. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2019
Friendships and self-determination are two factors that positively influence success in school and adult life. Examining the relationship between these two constructs among a sample of students who were deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), the researchers used the Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report (Shogren, Wehmeyer, Burke, & Palmer,…
Descriptors: Friendship, Self Determination, Deafness, Partial Hearing
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Chilton, Helen; Mayer, Connie; McCracken, Wendy – American Annals of the Deaf, 2019
While there is an emerging body of research investigating the associations between Theory of Mind and reading in both hearing and deaf children, little attention has been given to the connections between ToM and writing, and the potential for developing ToM through the process of writing. In a descriptive study, the authors focused on…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Written Language, Deafness, Correlation
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Wong, Cara L.; Ching, Teresa Y. C.; Whitfield, Jessica; Duncan, Jill – American Annals of the Deaf, 2018
The study explored the social capital of Australian adolescents who were deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their parents, and investigated the relationship between social capital and individual characteristics, language, literacy, and psychosocial outcomes. Sixteen adolescents (ages 11-14 years) and 24 parents enrolled in the Longitudinal Outcomes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Deafness, Hearing Impairments